x100Political parties are pure evil when put into practice. George Washington warned us and no one listened.
Political parties are a great way to subvert the protections of a Constitution-based democratic republic. They concentrate power (almost always in the wrong hands) and not only do they effectively eliminate genuine opposition to the status quo, by their nature they produce only bad compromises for candidates.
Political parties suck. The only thing I like about the Republican Party is that they're not Democrats. Unfortunately we are stuck with a corrupt, 2-party system, at least for now, since the challengers don't seem willing or capable of growing viable candidate from the bottom to the top (i.e. town council --> state legislature ---> congress), but instead seem to focus on the big boy seats where they have little or no chance of success because NO ONE HAS ANY IDEA WHO THEY ARE.
Until recently, it seemd like the Republicans did less damage than the Democrats, but the margin has shrunk. Neither party can get enough government involvement . . . as long as it suits their agenda. Some individual Republicans do seem to say some of the right words, but their machine seems intent on delivering "Democrat Lite" candidates and policies, so genuine small gov't conservatives and libertarians don't have much chance of affecting the big picture.
I do admit to registering as a D in the Indiana primary...
That ^. But my vote varies depending on the lesser of all the evils.Constitutionalist/Libertarian.
Constitutionalist/Libertarian.
well said.I am a Constitutionalist. I think the Founding Fathers got it right the first time.